The Mermaid Chair

2006

The Mermaid Chair

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Movie Info

A dejected housewife finds her passions reawakened after sending her daughter off to school, and returning to her childhood home to care for her ailing mother. Informed that her mentally ill mother is growing increasingly unstable, Jessie (Kim Basinger) steels herself for the hard road ahead. Upon arriving at the scenic Southern island where she grew up, Jessie uncovers a series of dark secrets about her family past while fighting her attraction to a handsome Benedictine monk. In the weeks that follow Jessie experiences a profound transformation that affects every aspect of her life, and finally reveals the true nature of her being.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Drama, Television
Directed By:

Steven Schachter
Written By:

Suzette Couture
In Theaters:

Sep 9, 2006 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jun 29, 2010
Runtime:

88 minutes
Studio:

A & E

Cast

Kim Basinger
as Jesse Sullivan

Alex Carter
as Brother `Whit' Thomas

Bruce Greenwood
as Hugh Sullivan

Roberta Maxwell
as Nelle

Debra Mooney
as Kat

Lorena Gale
as Hepzibah

Ellie Harvie
as Benne

Ken Pogue
as Father Dominic

Victoria Anderson
as Dee

Shaun Johnston
as Joseph Dubois

Alex Bruhanski
as Shem

Terence Kelly
as Dom Anthony

Joanne Wilson
as Woman Patient

Sy Pederson
as Brother Timothy

L. Harvey Gold
as Tourist

Enid-Raye Adams
as Young Nelle

Zemphira Gosling
as Young Jesse

Tammy Gillis
as Young Kat

Marsha Regis
as Young Hepzibah

Owen Vaags
as Young Mike

Samara Johnson
as Young Benne

Ed Chow
as Father Sebastian

Alex Dworak
as Young Father Dominic

Byron Brisco
as Young Shem

Roberta Cenedese
as Mermaid No. 1

Ananda Escudero
as Mermaid No. 2

Mandy-Raye Cruikshank
as Mermaid No. 3

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Aug 04, 2008

A vague chick-flick. Jessie has a husband and child, a mother with a secret who is cutting off her fingers, a father she thinks she killed and a love affair with a monk. The movie has some failings, but I would watch it again.

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